diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f689fb3..7fe6036 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.11
 	github.com/tdewolff/parse/v2 v2.7.19
 	github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.18.0
-	github.com/xtaci/smux v1.5.33
 	go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.11
 	golang.org/x/image v0.22.0
 	golang.org/x/net v0.31.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 11e5f48..5f5d122 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ github.com/tidwall/match v1.1.1/go.mod h1:eRSPERbgtNPcGhD8UCthc6PmLEQXEWd3PRB5JT
 github.com/tidwall/pretty v1.2.0/go.mod h1:ITEVvHYasfjBbM0u2Pg8T2nJnzm8xPwvNhhsoaGGjNU=
 github.com/tidwall/pretty v1.2.1 h1:qjsOFOWWQl+N3RsoF5/ssm1pHmJJwhjlSbZ51I6wMl4=
 github.com/tidwall/pretty v1.2.1/go.mod h1:ITEVvHYasfjBbM0u2Pg8T2nJnzm8xPwvNhhsoaGGjNU=
-github.com/xtaci/smux v1.5.33 h1:xosoZt0AUZdIXEB6z09kt1bge+l1L8wzMtJdPB6GAPI=
-github.com/xtaci/smux v1.5.33/go.mod h1:OMlQbT5vcgl2gb49mFkYo6SMf+zP3rcjcwQz7ZU7IGY=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.13/go.mod h1:6yULJ656Px+3vBD8DxQVa3kxgyrAnzto9xy5taEt/CY=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.11 h1:yGEzV1wPz2yVCLsD8ZAiGHhHVlczyC9d1rP43/VCRJ0=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.11/go.mod h1:dksAq7YMXoljX0xu6VF5DMZGbhYYoLUalEiSySYAS4I=
diff --git a/handlers/scraper/remote.go b/handlers/scraper/remote.go
index 36f3f85..1f68948 100644
--- a/handlers/scraper/remote.go
+++ b/handlers/scraper/remote.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/kelindar/binary"
-	"github.com/xtaci/smux"
 )
 
 type remoteResult struct {
@@ -60,66 +59,47 @@ func InitRemoteScraper(listenAddr *net.TCPAddr, authCode []byte) error {
 }
 
 func handleConnection(conn net.Conn) {
-	smuxConfig := smux.DefaultConfig()
-	smuxConfig.Version = 2
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
-	session, err := smux.Server(conn, smuxConfig)
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-	defer session.Close()
-	defer sessCount.Add(-1)
+	defer func() {
+		conn.Close()
+		wg.Done()
+	}()
+
+	for rm := range inChan {
+		var err error
+		if err := conn.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(5 * time.Second)); err != nil {
+			slog.Error("failed to set deadline", "err", err)
+			rm.outChan <- err
+			return
+		}
 
-	sessCount.Add(1)
-	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-	for {
-		stream, err := session.AcceptStream()
+		buf := []byte(rm.instaData.PostID)
+		if _, err = conn.Write(buf); err != nil {
+			slog.Error("failed to write to stream", "err", err)
+			rm.outChan <- err
+			return
+		}
+
+		outBuf := make([]byte, 1024*1024)
+		n, err := conn.Read(outBuf)
 		if err != nil {
-			break
+			slog.Error("failed to read from stream", "err", err)
+			rm.outChan <- err
+			return
 		}
 
-		wg.Add(1)
-		go func(stream *smux.Stream) {
-			defer func() {
-				stream.Close()
-				wg.Done()
-			}()
-
-			for rm := range inChan {
-				if err := stream.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(5 * time.Second)); err != nil {
-					slog.Error("failed to set deadline", "err", err)
-					rm.outChan <- err
-					return
-				}
-
-				buf := []byte(rm.instaData.PostID)
-				if _, err = stream.Write(buf); err != nil {
-					slog.Error("failed to write to stream", "err", err)
-					rm.outChan <- err
-					return
-				}
-
-				outBuf := make([]byte, 1024*1024)
-				n, err := stream.Read(outBuf)
-				if err != nil {
-					slog.Error("failed to read from stream", "err", err)
-					rm.outChan <- err
-					return
-				}
-
-				if err = binary.Unmarshal(outBuf[:n], rm.instaData); err != nil {
-					slog.Error("failed to unmarshal data", "err", err)
-					rm.outChan <- err
-					continue
-				}
-
-				if rm.instaData.Username == "" {
-					rm.outChan <- errors.New("remote scraper returns empty data")
-					continue
-				}
-				rm.outChan <- nil
-			}
-		}(stream)
+		if err = binary.Unmarshal(outBuf[:n], rm.instaData); err != nil {
+			slog.Error("failed to unmarshal data", "err", err)
+			rm.outChan <- err
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if rm.instaData.Username == "" {
+			rm.outChan <- errors.New("remote scraper returns empty data")
+			continue
+		}
+		rm.outChan <- nil
 	}
 
 	wg.Wait()